Agricultural and Fishery Products (Regulation of Export) Act, 1947

Licences.

3.—(1) On the application of any person made in such form, and containing such particulars as the Minister may direct, the Minister may, if he thinks fit, issue to such person a licence to export any agricultural product or any fishery product or any specified kind of any agricultural product or any fishery product, in respect of which an order under section 2 of this Act is in force.

(2) Whenever the Minister issues a licence under this section he may attach to the licence such conditions as he shall think proper and shall specify in the licence.

(3) The Minister may revoke any licence issued under this section.

(4) Every person who, for the purpose of obtaining for himself or any other person a licence under this section, makes any statement or representation which is to his knowledge false or misleading in any material respect shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds.

(5) An offence under this section may be prosecuted by the Minister.